Package-tie.



L. M. MAYNE.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION man DEC. 15. 1911.

1 2 Patented Sept. 24, 1918.

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. N T D 'srAtrns ATE EPIC-E LEANIZER i MAYNE; or writt n. GEORGIA- To.allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEANDER M. MAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at finder, in the county of Barrow and State of Georgia, haveinvented new and useful fol owing is a specification.

The present invention contemplates generally improvements in that classof inventions'known as buckles, buttons and clasps, and more partcularlyhas reference to a p ag iea It is the primary aim and object of thisinvention to provide a device of the above character designed for use inconjunction ,witha piece of cord for securely fastening the cord,subsequently to the wrapping of the cord about the package of, letters.or

the bundle, and serves to securely hold the cord while the package isbeing transmitted, and in addition permits of the ready release of thecordwheni it is desired to untie the package.

More particularly this invention embraces the provision of a device ofthe above mentioned character whereinthe body is suitably reinforced,while the reinforcement in turn serves to also brace the springretaining 1 nember.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be; recited theprovision of a device of the character mentioned wherein the parts arefew, theconstruction simple, the cost of production low and theefficiency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangementof the various parts of the apparatus will be brought out more in detailin the descrip tion to follow, which for a clear understanding' of theinvention should be considered in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purposeof illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of theinvention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes inthe construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departingfrom the principle of operation of the various parts. I

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device when in use.

Specification of Letters latent. Patgnted Se t 24,1918 Application filedDecember 15, 1917.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Serial No. 207,291.

Fig. 2 is. a topplan View of the package.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed. views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there isprovided a plate; or body l formed of suitable metal,- and beingpreferably of rectangular config uration, and also provided near itsrespec'} tive extremities with openings: 2 and 3,

while mountedin the opening 3. is an eyelet 4. The opening 2 serves, asa means for hanging a plural ty of dev ces on a suitable support, suchas a nail, not shown, while a cord 5 is designed to have one endsecuredthroughthe eyelet and the other opening. Theplate or bodyis alsoformed on its up.-

per face and near the side edges, with spaced; parallel andlongitudinally extending rem-.

forcing ribs 6 preferably pressed in the plate when the plate is beingout Also formed longitudinally and medially on the plate on the uppersurface thereof is another rib 7 for the purpose which will presentlyappear. The respective ends of all of the ribs are tapered to points 9while the ribs 6 terminate short of the end edges and the ribs 7terminate short of the openings 2 and 3, as is apparent upon referenceto Fig. 1 of the drawings.

@ooperating with the medial ribs 7 is an immediate retaining springmember indicated in its entirety by the numeral 10. This springmember ispreferably formed from a single piece of resilient wire which wardly asindicated by the numeral 14 at points near the inner ends and inproximity to one end of the ribs 7, while the portions 15 continuingfrom the ofi-set portions are gradually inclined toward the plate andabut the plate .as indicated at a point 16 near the opposite end of therib 7. Finally the arms are bent upwardly to provide a guide whichcooperates with the adjacent pointed end of the rib, the upwardlyextending portions 17 of the arms of course being positionedapproximately opposite the pointed ends 9 of the rib as indicated in thedrawing.

In use the plate is positioned upon the top of the package while thecord 5 is extended longitudinally about the package and is passedbeneath the spring and drawn inwardly between the arms and the ribs 7 soas to be bound between the offset portions Hand the outer surfaces ofthe ribs. This binding engagement of the cord is accomplished of courseby extending a portion of the cord transversely between the arms 11andthe ribs 7. The cord is now extended transversely about thepackageand is again passed between the arms 11 and the rib and drawn inwardlyso'as to be frietionally retained'by the arms and the rib as indicated Iin Fig.1. The package of course is now ready to be transmitted and whenit reaches its destination, it may be untied by removing the cord frombetween the-arms and the removing the transversely extending loop andagain removing the cord from between the arms and the rib.

It isbelieved that in View of the foregoing descriptionthat a furtherdetailed description of the operation of the invention is entirelyunnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of theinvention will be readily apparent.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for -What is claimed as new anddesired to be secured by Letters Patent is A package tie including aplate formed near one end with an opening, a pair of spaced parallelraised ribs formed longitudinally of the upper surface of the plate nearthe opposed side edges thereof, a medial raised rib formedlongitudinally of the upper surface of the plate and positioned betweenand parallel with the other ribs but terminating short of the respectiveends thereof, the respective ends of all of the ribs being pointed, aU-shaped spring member formed from a single piece of wire embodying anintermediate portion and spaced side arms, means for securing the ,outerends of the side arms to the adjacent faces of the first mentioned ribsnear one end thereof so that the U-shaped member will strad die theintermediate rib, the arms being olfset upwardly at a point near theinner end of the medial rib and thence gradually inclined to a pointnear the opposite end of the medial rib and contacting with the plate,the arms near the intermediate portion being extended upwardly to form aguide for cooperating with the opposed pointed end of the medial rib anda cord having one end connected in the opening and adapted to have itsmain portion transversely arranged between the offset portions of thearms and the rib so as to be frictionally engaged and retainedsubsequently to being passed transversely and longitudinally about apackage.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEANDER M. MAYNE.

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